Monsters of Television

See, that was a good episode. Chuck was, more or less, confident if a little clumsy and not terribly whiny (notice that the Intersect worked a lot better). The story capitalized on an opportunity: Sarah and Casey have coddled Chuck for too long. They’ve told him so many times to stay in the car that now they can’t get away from it, despite the fact he’s had rigorous training and a growing desire to get in the game. Shaw evoked a little less Superman this time (except when he was evoking Clark Kent) and some layers were added to the story. Even the B-Story with Morgan and Casey (though I’d hoped for some one-on-one training) was not bad (if a little weird). Good script, Fedak.

Adding Lana Lang (or Chun-Li if you prefer) to the story will also bring some complications although I’m hoping it’s more than what Lou brought. Maybe the third agent Serena referred to? Also, do you notice that every woman brought in to compete for Chuck’s affection has been brunette? Is that Chuck’s type or do the casting people just want to make it very clear that this new person is not Sarah?

Josh Schwartz said that last week’s ep (“Chuck vs Operation Awesome”) was the best so far. I think he missed it by a week. This episode is probably the most solid of the season thus far.